Penn State football's Bobby Engram up for College Football Hall of Fame
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Another star of the last undefeated Penn State football team is finally on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot.
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Bobby Engram, one of the greatest receivers in school history, is among the 80 players nominated for the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame induction class.
Engram is the only former Nittany Lion on the 2027 ballot, which was released June 1. The induction class will be announced in January.
Engram could join former teammates Kerry Collins and Ki-Jana Carter in the hall of fame, each a key to the Lions' record-setting 1994 offense that led a 12-0 season. Carter will be inducted into the HOF in December.
This 2027 hall of fame ballot also includes Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, Ohio State receiver Cris Carter, Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey and two former Pitt stars, receiver Antonio Bryant and running back Craig "Ironhead" Heyward.
Engram became the first Penn State player with a 1,000-yard receiving season in 1994 − the year he won the inaugural Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver. He was a Biletnikoff finalist the following year as a senior with even more prolific numbers (63 receptions 1,084 yards, 11 touchdowns).
Engram still holds PSU records for career receiving yards (3,026), receiving touchdowns (31), single-season receiving touchdowns (13) and receiving touchdowns in a game (four).
He was a second-round pick of the Chicago Bears in 1996 and played 14 seasons in the NFL. He's been an assistant coach ever since, now leading the Washington Commanders wide receivers. He worked eight years with the Baltimore Ravens and even spent a season as Wisconsin's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2022.
There are 28 former Penn State players and coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame, including the most recent inductions for Carter, linebackers Paul Posluszny (2024) and LaVar Arrington (2022) and Collins (2018).
Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and USA Today Network. Contact him at [email protected] and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @YDRPennState.
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